VIDEO: Quincy mayor secures third term; town council, school board get new faces

Mayor Thomas Koch was elected to a third term in Tuesday’s election, defeating challenger Anne Mahoney. In other Quincy election races, Brad Croall and Kirsten Hughes are the new faces on the city council.

The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA

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Posted Nov. 9, 2011 at 12:01 AM
Updated Nov 9, 2011 at 9:02 AM

Posted Nov. 9, 2011 at 12:01 AM
Updated Nov 9, 2011 at 9:02 AM

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Mayor Thomas Koch secured a third term by roughly the same margin he won his first two by, defeating challenger Anne Mahoney by a little over 2,000 votes in a mayoral election with an exceptionally low turnout.

Koch told supporters at the Quincy Elks lodge that his victory Tuesday signals support for the agenda he’s pursued while in office, which has included commitments to public projects costing hundreds of millions of dollars.

Koch defeated Mahoney, vice chairwoman of the school committee, by 2,170 votes. He received 10,510 votes to Mahoney’s 8,340.

Mahoney hinted to supporters gathered at the Siros Restaurant that she will make another bid for mayor. She will continue her term on the school committee.

In other Quincy election races, Brad Croall and Kirsten Hughes are the new faces on the city council, having won election to vacated seats for wards 2 and 5.

Hughes defeated Neil McCole by 516 votes to become Ward 5 councilor, while Croall defeated Steven Perdios by just 56 votes to take the Ward 2 seat.

Croall replaces Daniel Raymondi, who took a job as city public works commissioner. Hughes succeeds nine-year City Councilor Douglas Gutro, who won election to an at-large seat.